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the center and node at the extreme spherical limit, where 

 regressive action commences. Similarly to the formation 

 of terrestrial waves of substantial force by compression, 

 etc., but on an immense spherical scale, the cosmical waves 

 of condensation proceed towards the center. A first stra- 

 tum of tenuous substance is produced by the encounter of 

 the radiating pressure with the centrally directed reactive 

 pressure ; which stratum, now possessing greater density 

 than the contiguous portion on the central sides makes its 

 way in central direction, collecting a new stratum of further 

 increasing density, and so on successively ; condensing into 

 separate spherical shells of increasing density as they near 

 the central body, some of which arrive at and maintain a 

 position of equilibrium as centripetal and centrifugal ema- 

 nating forces, at approaching distances which may be spe- 

 cified as of Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Terra, 

 Venus, Mercury, towards the Sun. A long-gathering un- 

 even outside pressure from other cosmical systems starts a 

 rotation, the increasing momentum of which dislocates the 

 spherical shells, precipitating a portion of the opposite 

 hemispheres into commingling confusion, while an equa- 

 torial band or ring breaks up and rolls into a planetary 

 ball, in obedience to the difference of angular velocity be- 

 tween the outside and inside of such gathering portion of 

 a semifluid ring. In this way, planets, satellites, asteroids, 

 meteoroliths, comets, etc. may have had their genesis. The 

 sixty distinct mineral elements, ranging in increasing den- 

 sity from hydrogen to platinum, must owe their special 

 constitutions to difference of pressure and temperature » 

 while in their nascent state, their congeners (selenium con- 

 generic with sulphur, etc.) arising from modification or 

 perturbation introduced by interfering atomical forces of 

 contiguous elements. 



The incandescent temperature of the primitive cosmical 

 germ sunk to absolute zero throughout the whole extent 



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